Offutt AFBNE
A town of 6,074, settled in 1918.
What should you know before moving to Offutt AFB?
The typical home is worth about , years of the Omaha metro’s $85K median household income. Overall it grades C, 45th among Nebraska's 57 graded towns. It is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. 1.6% of residents are 65 or older in Offutt AFB, against 19% in Nebraska’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. No town in Nebraska scores lower than Offutt AFB on cost of living. Offutt AFB has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fort Crook Historic District and Blacksmith Shop.
What makes Offutt AFB stand out
Where Offutt AFB beats most towns.
Offutt AFB has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
4,644 counted in 2010 and 5,363 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Offutt AFB grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Offutt AFB is from typical.
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Offutt AFB. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
10 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
22 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
11 mi MuseumUSS Hazard
12 mi MuseumPottawattamie County Jail
23 mi LandmarkFort AtkinsonPhoto credits
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain
Moving to Offutt AFB: who provides what
Offutt AFB is unincorporated, so Sarpy County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Offutt AFB.
Offutt AFB has less heart disease than most of Nebraska, trades workers with Omaha and other neighbors and is mostly renters.
Offutt AFB stands out in Nebraska and nationally: a larger share of its residents are under 18
Only 1% of households own their home, against 66.5% across Nebraska.
36% of residents are under 18 in Offutt AFB. Only 1 of the 57 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower median age than Offutt AFB. Adults 18 to 34 are 43% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 20% of residents (36% statewide).
| Offutt AFB | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 36% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 24.6 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 28% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 23.7, men 25.1.
| Offutt AFB | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.5% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 27.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.8% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 2.6% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.2% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.3% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.2% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Offutt AFB’s schools rank behind 55% of Nebraska districts
Its public schools are run by the Bellevue Public Schools. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sarpy Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 466 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of adults have diabetes in Offutt AFB than in most of Nebraska or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Nebraska is heart disease: 1.8% of its 3,506 adults have heart disease, against 6.1% statewide.
4.4% of Offutt AFB adults have diabetes. Among 57 Nebraska towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Offutt AFB. 35% of Offutt AFB adults have obesity.
| Offutt AFB | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 4.4% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 76% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Offutt AFB | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.5% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 51.7% | 77.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Offutt AFB faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Offutt AFB since 1984.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Offutt AFB, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Offutt AFB has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 14° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About half of Offutt AFB’s working residents commute to Omaha
Offutt AFB has about as many jobs (1,441) as working residents, but only 30 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Offutt AFB for work: only 2% work in town. Offutt AFB’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Offutt AFB fell to 1,441 in 2023, 147 fewer than in 2013.
| Offutt AFB | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 35% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.3% | 5.6% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.9% of Offutt AFB is conserved land
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Parade Grounds, at 22 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Parade Grounds | — | 22 |
| 2. Zorinsky Memorial Air Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Offutt AFB
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Offutt AFB
About 12 of every 100 Offutt AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
About Offutt AFB
US Air Force base near Omaha, Nebraska
Offutt Air Force Base (IATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF) is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the latter serving as the host unit. Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field. Originally named Fort Crook, it was renamed in honor of World War I pilot and Omaha native 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt in 1924. Offutt AFB's legacy includes the construction of the Enola Gay and Bockscar, the planes that dropped Little Boy and Fat Man over Hiroshim…
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- Established
- 1918
- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,052 ft
Offutt AFB’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Offutt AFB.
| Town | NE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offutt AFB | #45 | C | D− | — | B− | A− |
| Bellevue | #43 | C+ | C+ | B− | D | B+ |
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Questions about Offutt AFB
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Offutt AFB, NE a good place to live?
Offutt AFB grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #45 of 57 in Nebraska. It grades A− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.